Several ad hoc tables, crosstabs, charts often form a collection of related reports. These aren't typically well suited to a dashboard (nor laid out well) but should be viewed together. A collection is more easily scheduled and delivered - one schedule vs. multiple schedules + emails/files.
This saves on multiple files, one for each table, crosstab and/or chart.
Components | JasperReports Server, AdHoc, ReportViewer |
Starting from JasperReports Server 8.0 dashboards can be exported in detailed mode with each visualization (dashlet) on a new page of the document. This feature is available in Dashboard Viewer, Scheduler, and Visualize.js.